President Barack Obama took some steps to secure the coveted undecided, anti-NHL lockout, Leno-watching hockey fan vote on Wednesday night.

Appearing on "The Tonight Show," the president urged both sides, currently deadlocked in their CBA negotiations, to work it out.

"Every time these things happen, I just want to remind the owners and the players: You guys make money because you've got a whole bunch of fans out there who are working really hard," Obama said.

"They buy tickets, they're watching on TV … y'all should be able to figure it out. Get this done"

Thursday is the league-set deadline on doing a deal that saves an 82-game season. The sides, naturally, can't so much as decide whether to meet—the NHLPA wants to; the owners don't see the point.

Players received a 57 percent share of revenues in the last CBA, and the league wants to cut that drastically, citing the increased cost of running franchises. The sides have agreed, in principle, on a 50/50 revenue split by the end of the next CBA but differ significantly on how to get to that point.

So, there's uncertainty—something Obama is familiar with, considering that the 2012 Presidential Election is less than two weeks away. If Obama beats out Mitt Romney for a second term, and there's an NHL season to watch, it's time for him to follow through and actually show up for a Washington Capitals game.